Open-Source Alternatives to 
Solar Mini 4
The best open-weight, self-hostable alternatives to Solar Mini 4 in 2026 — compared on price, context window and capabilities. Run them locally and cut API costs.
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The best open-weight alternatives to Solar Mini 4
Solar Mini 4 is a proprietary, API-only model. These open-weight models can be self-hosted, run offline and used at a fraction of the cost — here's how the top ones stack up.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash (free) Open
18.6 pts ABOVE Solar Mini 4 on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is a multimodal model from MiniMax. Compared with M3, it delivers significant improvements across multiple benchmarks, particularly in complex agentic tasks, coding, and cybersecurity. It is built for complex,...
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